Personal & reflexive pronouns
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ich → mich → mir
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Nominativ → Akkusativ → Dativ of „I“: I / me / to me
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du → dich → dir
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Nominativ → Akkusativ → Dativ of „you“ (sing.): you / you / to you
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er → ihn → ihm
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Nominativ → Akkusativ → Dativ of „he“: he / him / to him
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sie → sie → ihr
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Nominativ → Akkusativ → Dativ of „she“: she / her / to her
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wir → uns → uns
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Nominativ → Akkusativ → Dativ of „we“: we / us / to us
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ihr → euch → euch
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Nominativ → Akkusativ → Dativ of „you“ (pl.): you / you / to you
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sie/Sie → sie/Sie → ihnen/Ihnen
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they / them / to them (and formal you): Nom/Akk/Dat
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Reflexiv: ich wasche mich
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Akkusativ reflexive — the action reflects back: I wash myself
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Reflexiv: ich wasche mir die Hände
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Dativ reflexive — reflexive + a direct object (die Hände)
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sich freuen / sich erinnern an
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reflexive verbs: to be glad / to remember (sb/sth)
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Which case does „helfen“ take?
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The Dativ — „Ich helfe dir“, never „dich“. Also danken, gefallen, gehören.
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When is the reflexive in the Dativ?
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When there is also a direct object: „Ich putze mir die Zähne“ (mir, not mich).
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Which reflexive forms differ Akk vs Dat?
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Only ich (mich/mir) and du (dich/dir); sich, uns, euch are the same in both.
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What is the most common pronoun error?
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Using the Akkusativ after a Dativ verb („Er hilft mich“ → should be „mir“), or „sich“ for wir/ihr.
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